Headset, operator's

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OBJECT TYPE: OPERATOR'S
DATE: 1918
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0169.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada
MODEL: 11A
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL TRANSMITTER STAND, HEADBAND & INSET RECEIVER/ BRASS TRANSMITTER & RECEIVER BASES, PLUG & PRONGS/ BAKELITE TRANSMITTER & RECEIVER MOUTHPIECES/ ALUMINUM INSET RECEIVER COVER/ COTTON COVERED WIRE/ RUBBER CORD PROTECTOR/ LEATHER HEADBAND STRAP

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 13.5 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Height: 14.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telephony
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Northern Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: AFTER 1918
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED BY TELEPHONE OPERATORS TO TRANSMIT & RECEIVE TELEPHONE SIGNALS
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ENGRAVED IN THE BACK OF THE RECEIVER IS:'NORTHERN ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED/ PATENTED1918/ 328 7'/ ENGRAVED IN THE BRASS OF THE TRANSMITTER IS: 'AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TRANSMITTER CO/ 234'/ ENGRAVED INTO BRASS PLUG IS:'PAT INUSA/ SEPT 24 1912'/ ENGRAVED INTO THE HEADBAND IS:'11A'/ STAMPED IN BLACK ON THE INSET RECEIVER IS:'331'
Missing: NECK STRAP
Finish: BLACK PAINTED STEEL, BRASS & ONE SIDE OF ALUMINUM COVER/ BLACK BAKELITE, RUBBER & LEATHER/ BRWON COTTON
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric Co. Ltd. of Canada, Headset, operator's, circa 1918, Artifact no. 1978.0169, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0169.001/

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